orth Mississippi rhythm & blues and fife & drum meet techno and punk rock in The Kropotkins' world, producing startling song and dance styles, exploring a parallel American popular music. 　　 　　The group features Memphis singer and guitarist Lorette Velvette, drummers Maureen Tucker (the Velvet Underground) and Jonathan Kane (the Swans and La Monte Young) on bass drum and snare respectively, guitar and bass by Dog (a.k.a. Mark Deffenbaugh, Souixie and the Banshees and John Cale), banjo and violinist Dave Soldier, and violinist Charlie Burnham (James Blood Ulmer trio). 　　 　　Five Points Crawl also features a cool tribute tune to the late Junior Kimbrough by Lorette.